Electricity (H4) 30.94 cents/kWh, 14.1% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
SIE SA
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.50 cents/kWh▼ 1.1% | 33.39 cents/kWh▼ 1.1% | 30.88 cents/kWh▼ 0.9% | 30.94 cents/kWh▼ 1.2% | 29.39 cents/kWh▼ 1.2% | 27.10 cents/kWh▼ 0.8% | 28.46 cents/kWh▼ 1.0% | 29.71 cents/kWh▼ 1.3% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.65 cents/kWh
- Energy13.25 cents/kWh
- Levies1.87 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge54 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 584.30 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Adults, on average718.18 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Young adultsfrom 424.95 CHF/month▲ 3.0%
- Young adults, on average540.19 CHF/month▲ 2.5%
- Childrenfrom 140.10 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Children, on average179.20 CHF/month▲ 2.9%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents13,747
- Foreign share48.1%
- Ages 0–192,860 · 20.8%
- Ages 20–648,719 · 63.4%
- Ages 65 and over2,168 · 15.8%
- Residents per km²2,403.3
Geography
- Altitude373–445 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature11.4 °C
- Annual precipitation1,054 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours46.7%
- Frost days37.6
- Days of 30 °C or more6.9
- Reference stationPully, 8.6 km
Context
The comparisons for Ecublens (VD) follow this order.
Against the neighbours (29.54 cents/kWh), Ecublens (VD) costs 30.94 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 4.8%.
The premium region of Ecublens (VD) is number 1, out of 2 in the canton.
Ecublens (VD) counts 37.6 frost day and 6.9 hot days.
With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Ecublens (VD) is 718.18 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 691.82 CHF/month.
The Swiss average is 623.55 CHF/month. Ecublens (VD) comes to 718.18 CHF/month (15.2%), rank 1,822 of 2,110.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
Questions
What does electricity cost in Ecublens (VD) in 2027?
Against the neighbours (29.54 cents/kWh), Ecublens (VD) costs 30.94 cents/kWh, profile H4, a gap of 4.8%.
What does health insurance cost in Ecublens (VD)?
The premium region of Ecublens (VD) is number 1, out of 2 in the canton. With the deductible (franchise), the premium in Ecublens (VD) is 718.18 CHF/month; the cantonal average is 691.82 CHF/month. The Swiss average is 623.55 CHF/month. Ecublens (VD) comes to 718.18 CHF/month (15.2%), rank 1,822 of 2,110.
What do population, geography and climate say about Ecublens (VD)?
Ecublens (VD) counts 37.6 frost day and 6.9 hot days.
Border neighbours
- Ecublens (VD) or Saint-Sulpice (VD)3,484 m · 11.2%
- Ecublens (VD) or Echandens1,860 m · 11.0%
- Ecublens (VD) or Denges2,576 m · 8.2%
- Ecublens (VD) or Bussigny1,892 m · 5.7%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Chavannes-près-Renens0.5 km
- Living in Renens (VD)1.4 km
- Living in Echandens2.0 km
- Living in Denges2.0 km
- Living in Saint-Sulpice (VD)2.2 km
- Living in Bussigny2.5 km
- Living in Crissier3.0 km
- Living in Prilly3.1 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D